Great Britain: Billets-Doux from Bertie

The third Earl Russell, whose
grandfather was a Victorian Prime Minister, often acts as if he had
inherited the job along with the family title. Since the Cuban crisis
erupted last month, Bertrand Russell (family motto: Che Sara Sara) has
been cabling, writing and calling world statesmen with such vim and
volubility that the government in Whitehall has had trouble getting a
word in edgewise.

From his home in the bleak Welsh town of Penrhyndeudraeth, the
philosopher-peer sent Moscow a plea for moderation that prompted
Khrushchev's first reaction to the U.S. Cuban blockade, hinting that a
summit might be useful. Later,...